Ian Walsh was born in 1983 in Hawaii and has been in the surf nearly ever since. He was only 16 years old when he began surfing Maui’s most reputable and frightening big wave, “Jaws.” Only a handful of years later he was nominated for the Wave of the Year at the Billabong XXL awards after successfully surfing a 70-foot wave at the legendary spot. In the time since that first nomination, Walsh has gone on to garner several accolades in the sport of big-wave surfing and has proven his mettle in locations across the globe.
Sliding down the face of a wave the size of a two-story building takes a tremendous amount of gall, but it also … More
Big wave surfers are the most well trained athletes in the world. Riding water giants is, above all, an extreme physical challenge. How do they prepare their bodies for the powerful forces of Mother Nature?
It’s all in the brain, but you can’t be a big wave surfer without strengthening your body for the most difficult mind games. To paddle or not to paddle? Eddie would go, but … More
GORGEOUS, tanned and extremely talented, life must be a breeze for surf champ Sally Fitzgibbons.
Exciting, fast paced and fun, yes, but it is anything but easy.
Like Gold Coasters Joel Parkinson, the reigning champion, and Mick Fanning, this year’s tour leader and a two-time world champion, Fitzgibbons has shattered the perception of professional surfing as a lifestyle sport.
The 22-year-old was a champion runner who won gold at a junior Olympics and has also represented her state and country at touch footy and soccer and insists … More
Ian Walsh was born in 1983 in Hawaii and has been in the surf nearly ever since. He was only 16 years old when he began surfing Maui’s most reputable and frightening big wave, “Jaws.” Only a handful of years later he was nominated for the Wave of the Year at the Billabong XXL awards after successfully surfing a 70-foot wave at the legendary spot. In the time since that first nomination, Walsh has gone on to garner several accolades in the sport of big-wave surfing and has proven his mettle in locations across the globe.
Sliding down the face of a wave the size of a two-story building takes … More